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Abstract

The present invention relates to a permanently stable hoof protector for equidae (e.g. horses, donkeys) as a combination product, comprising at least one hoof protector sole and a hoof protector lug system, for attachment to a hoof, in particular for therapeutic purposes. The hoof protector sole according to the invention for a hoof of an equid comprises at least one base plate made of a thermoplastic polymer (TP), wherein the TP has a hardness of at least 35 Shore(A) and the base plate comprises a top side and a bottom side, and wherein the bottom side of the base plate substantially reproduces the shape of the ground contact area of the hoof, whereby a hoof protector sole is provided which is light, chemically and mechanically resilient and shock-absorbing and thus adapted to the impulse forces of the horse's run. A quick, simple and non-invasive attachment and/or replacement of the hoof protector without the need for nailing to the hoof is solved in the method according to the invention for its attachment, wherein the invention comprises an economical method for manufacturing the combination product by means of thermoplastic master molding methods, in particular by means of injection molding methods.

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